Attempts to Get My Gmail Password
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I haven't had any of these for a long time but I've gotten two in the last week. It's too bad these low lifes can't be arrested and put some place where they can do no harm.
The first one made me laugh. I'm sure Google would hire someone who is at least competent in the English language to write an e-mail like this.
@unknownuser said:
User,
We hereby call your attention to get your Gmail Account Verify Due to the recent issues encountered by our Mailing system.Gmail verifying Dept will be have no choice than to start Deactivating some in active accounts...Kindly help by filling out these details below so we can make an Urgent correspondence with the saved data on our Mailing system...
Name:
Email:
Password:
Failure to fill in the details above,will have no choice than to believe your account is not active anymore and will be deleted within 48hours from our Mailing System...Bear with us for us to be able to deliver a better service....
Gmail Registration Services
.The managed to do a little better on the second one.
@unknownuser said:
Dear Gmail User,
Due to the congestion in our Gmail servers,there would be removal of all unused Gmail Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
Customer ID:
Password:Note: This email is only for Account owner.
Thank you for using Gmail !The Gmail Team
The sad thing is there are those that will fall for these things.
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@dave r said:
The sad thing is there are those that will fall for these things.
True...
Some will even give their credit card details in a mail... Tsk, tsk, tsk... -
Bastards!
I wonder if this info was given to the Google folks, could they track the scum down and remove their hands
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That would be nice. I e-mailed one of my Google contacts in Boulder who said they would try to pass it on to the right people.
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I don't know if I would want Google to have the authority to remove hands.
@Mike: I'm pretty sure that this comment is somehow egregious, but judging from the grammar in those examples, the author probably lives in a region where it is customary punishment.
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'Ere Dave?
can I have ya password, like? seem's there's a problem with the samophlange interrupt code....
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Khai, sure. You can have it. Everyone might as well have it. Save it somewhere safe, though.
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There's a proper ways of reporting these phishing attempts.
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Thanks Csaba. I've never even clicked on that arrow before.
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I get a Pay-pal phishing scam at least once a week... to think that they exist because many gullible folks out there take the bait.
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Even worse (and the reason I erased the sender) that it seems that his computer (or gmail address?) was hacked and the spam sent to me from a known person's account.
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@mitcorb said:
I don't know if I would want Google to have the authority to remove hands.
@Mike: I'm pretty sure that this comment is somehow egregious, but judging from the grammar in those examples, the author probably lives in a region where it is customary punishment.
Maybe just the an index fingers for the first offense! After tens offenses 'other' things could be removed
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@gaieus said:
Even worse (and the reason I erased the sender) that it seems that his computer (or gmail address?) was hacked and the spam sent to me from a known person's account.
I received spam emails from 2 of my "friends" in the past year...their accounts were hacked and the perps sent a message with a link to pharmaceuticals in one email, and requested money in the other. I played along with the one requesting money, told him I'd get him some asap
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Here's an interview with a former scammer, makes for some good reading
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/111759/secrets-of-a-former-credit-card-thief?mod=bb-creditcards -
@d12dozr said:
Here's an interview with a former scammer, makes for some good reading
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/111759/secrets-of-a-former-credit-card-thief?mod=bb-creditcardsDefinitely worth the read.
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I love the nigerian prince type of scam I have had it twice in my life!
I doubt I had the original I think I just had cloned copies but still funny non the less.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18451_the-5-most-half-assed-scams-that-were-shockingly-successful.html -
Oh, I have had that several times. Once when I worked for the township, my boss ho did not understand English got one, too and I told him in vain that it's just some scam, he insisted that I translate it for him properly.
What an idiot.
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